How to file the DCWP Basic License Application (New York City)
The general application for a DCWP license (for example a tobacco or electronic cigarette retail dealer, a stoop line stand, a scale or a sidewalk stand): it goes with the license's own checklist and documents, filed on the DCWP's online licensing system or at its Licensing Center.
- Agency
- NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
- Where it applies
- New York City
- How it's filed
- Filed on the agency's portal
- Fee
- VariesEach license has its own fee.
The form, line by line
| Line | What goes there |
|---|---|
| Section 1 | Business's legal structureLimited Liability Company / Corporation / S-Corporation / Sole Proprietorship / General Partnership / Limited Partnership / Limited Liability Partnership / Nonprofit |
| Business Name | Business name, exactly as filed with the NY Secretary of State or County Clerk |
| DBA | Doing-business-as (DBA) or trade name, exactly as filed (only one), or None |
| Business Address | Address where you operate your business (street, city, ST ZIP) |
| Phone 1 | Primary phone |
| Phone 2 | Alternate phone, or None |
| Email for official DCWP notices, or None (notices then go by mail) | |
| EIN | Employer identification number (EIN) |
| Contact Mailing Address | Person to send notices to, if not the business address (full name), or None |
| Contact Mailing Address | That person's title or position |
| Contact Mailing Address | Department to send notices to, or None |
| Contact Mailing Address | Contact mailing address (street, city, ST ZIP), or None |
| Section 3 | Individual #1 (partner, officer, member or 10%+ shareholder): 'full name, title, % of ownership' |
| Section 3 | Individual #1's home address (street, city, ST ZIP) |
| Section 3 | Individual #2: 'full name, title, % of ownership', or None |
| Section 3 | Individual #2's home address, or None |
| Section 3 | Business #1 that is a shareholder or partner: 'name, % of ownership', or None |
| Section 3 | That business's EIN, or None |
| Section 3 | That business's mailing address, or None |
| Section 4, question 6 | Language you prefer for business inspectionsEnglish / Mandarin / Cantonese / Korean / Spanish / Vietnamese / Bengali / Arabic / French / French-Creole / Haitian Creole / Hindi / Italian / Polish / Russian / Farsi / Hebrew / Urdu / Other: language |
| Affirmation | Full name of the person signing |
| Affirmation | Title or position of the person signing |
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